Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-20
snNsIHLa LETTER.
Contractor Wolf Makes Q Gentle.
manly Reply to the "etock-
holders" Communication.

.~AN&$N
10 the RdItoF Of The Ledger.
MsxIco. Mo, Oct. Ill wish to
say o few words In answe TO the
letter 10 Saturdays LEDGER by q
much injured stakeholder. In the
frat place, be appears to know ex-
aetly what ] propose to do with the
we'll. and seems to have considerable
complaining to do for n who has o
small amount Of stock not yet paid
for. l would like to ask the stock
holders, who is trying to swindle the
men who have paid In their money
is IL the contractor or the man who
has simply agreed to pay for . cer-
tain amount Of stock In the company
and has failed to do so until such q
time as he can see that the we'll 10
going to prove a success and there
is a chance to realize something for
which he simply paid nothinge
Now this gentleman states there
never was q we'll drilled IN the United
States to The depth of 1000 feet.
There is one place he shows his
ignorance and should post himself
better before he undertakes to make
such assertions. / can show him wells
$500, 400 and 1900 feet in depth.
I AIN glad to know be is not a speci-
men of the stockholders of the oil
and gas company or of the citizens of
Mexico. I came here a stranger and
must say I have been treated nicely,
and expect to have no trouble with
the stakeholder Of this company OF
the Board of Directors. The direc-
tors of the oil and gas company OF
myself did not know anything of the
formations under the earth here when
this we'll was started. This person
also states that l took the work fol-
one-third Of what it was worth.
would like to ask him if l had asked
this company s22, 500 for the drilling
of this we'll, how much stock would
he have taken, ami, if be would have
done as in this case, not paid fol-
whan he did subscribe foi? He also
speaks of clicking" people. l con
s,der l have treated everybody whc
has desired to come and see the well
with respect, and am always ready t.
do so as far as I am at liberty. Blu
when people make a business of com
ing to the we'll night and day. 81
days of each month, and ask tn
same questions over and owe again
it is more than anyone would q
could stand.
:. Another thing, I do not see why b
should abuse Mr.. Barre in his alb
sence. Mr.. Barre has more none,
in this we'll than any other party /; b
has never said one word, but paid TO
his stock. MIR. Barre has also bough
large tracts of land here and is try
ing to encourage other people to d
the same. You say, let Wolf dril
10 water. Now, my dear friend, tina
, is just exactly what Wolf has bee
, doing aver since he commenced t
drill, and if you have any doubt
. in this direction, just come down t
the derrick and / will convince 20
that there is water there and lots O
it. Now I will say to you and ais
the stockholders in this compan
that if the we'll was drilled 5000 feet
and the water could not be shut off
it would be no benefit to anyone, n
matter how much oil or gas Nigh
be found. There has never been
we'll drilled in the State of Missour
that was not abandoned on accoar
of the water, and to drill this we
and not be able to shut offthe water
would only be a waste of money ft
J, the company and myself.
A. w. WOLF.